Hinamori was the first to notice; she'd hardly been able to keep her eyes off Frau since they'd sealed him. She was sitting quietly, feet together and hands folded neatly in her lap, on a chair that had been left behind in the house, resisting the urge to hug her knees up under her chin and rock. She couldn't help but worry. She looked up when he began to stir, her face softening into the beginnings of a smile. "Ah— you're awake."

Her voice was quiet, gentle. Hesitant. Who was he now—the Frau she'd met or the monster she'd sealed?